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specofdust
21:17 / 05.10.02
It has hit me many times recently that so many topics on Barbelith are very unhappy. I realise that it is hard to be happy these days when the world is so bad but i would request that everybody who reads this posts a few little things that makes them happy after a sad day or that they love doing or whatever. thanks loads, spec
 
 
w1rebaby
21:20 / 05.10.02
A good session of vole-filleting always cheers me up. The problem is I've lost my vole-filleting knife. I have a stoat-filleting knife, but it's too big. Does anyone have a spare one they could lend me?
 
 
Goodness Gracious Meme
23:27 / 05.10.02
after a fun and exhausting day of bumping into unexpected people (and doing academic geeking/crushing) i've just found a netcaff open after midnight.

and that's not the good bit.

I'm smoking a lovely hand-rolled cigarette as i post.

that's the good bit.

and the possibly good bit is that the owner is offering me a cash-in-hand job, albeit in a slightly sleeazy fashion....

but smoking net cafes... round of applause please...
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
23:32 / 05.10.02
My dog just came home after being on holiday for a week (and I've been missing her terribly)- that makes me happy.

Oy, fridge- stoatfilleting knife? You bastard.
 
 
Baz Auckland
02:39 / 06.10.02
I am happy, but I'm rarely sad. I'm loving school and reading about Timothy Leary and friends is giving me a high last felt when reading the Invisibles and Illuminatus! Weee!
 
 
The Apple-Picker
12:44 / 06.10.02
Food often makes me feel good. Last night it was chicken curry and gulab jamin. Mmmmmm....
 
 
Tryphena Absent
14:47 / 06.10.02
I can come here and share my unhappiness with a load of people I hardly know. Chocolate. Cigarettes.
Oh, the moment where you've been so tired and you climb in to bed and it's all soft!!!!
Cooking really traditional meals like sheperds pie and roast dinners and thinking how many other people you've seen do this and when you were a kid you thought it was amazing and it makes you feel like you're doing the most sensible, perfect, thing in the whole world because for a moment you're just so normal.
 
 
higuita
15:38 / 06.10.02
Something that struck me the other day, while I was watching Fast Show repeats, was how many things really are brilliant.
I mean, chairs! Cars! Booze! Pirates!

When you think about it, there's loads of brilliant things. even the little ones, like my dog's snoring. Marvy.
 
 
Our Lady of The Two Towers
15:41 / 06.10.02
I've just spent the last 2 and a half hours writing 1500 words of my story. Me am momentarily big happy.

Those days when i can manipulate the central heating properly so I'm not too cold, not too hot, but snug.

I remember, around ten years ago, being on a ferry to Norway, on one of my extremely few excursions away from the UK (I'm like Captain Britain in tha respect). Watching the sun set behind the boat, whilst I had a D120 with 'The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld' playing... aaah that was nice.

Picnics on the beach with intelligent companions.

Tim-Tams.

These are a few of my favourite happy-thought making things...
 
 
Murray Hamhandler
20:41 / 07.10.02
Feeling re-railed at long last and glad to be back doing the school thing 50-60 hrs. a week.

"Rocking out" w/friends on the weekends and singing at the top of my lungs until I have no voice left to sing with.

Planning the logistics of sending flowers to my best girl (who lives 2000 miles away) on her birthday.
 
 
SMS
20:54 / 07.10.02
I've discovered that my happiness results in very large part from other than the external state of my life (whatever that means). I am happiest, I think, when I have a sense of duty, in some manner. This sense can be artificial, and may always be artificial, but I haven't yet rigorously defined duty yet, and doing so may very well be impossible. There are other things, especially those relating to what I focus on.
 
 
The Apple-Picker
22:42 / 07.10.02
Walking in the woods. It clears my head, refreshes my body--makes me smile and makes me feel light. I spent a few hours there yesterday and then another three hours there today. For the past year and a few months, I've lived in a city. This is the first time in my life I've lived surrounded by so many buildings and so few trees. I've discovered it's not good for me. But I'll be here for another year due to my lease and to finish school, so I've been scouting out ways to survive. I think I'll be spending lots of time in the park I found.
 
 
The Return Of Rothkoid
23:36 / 07.10.02
I've just had some scones and am midway through a cup of tea that has the milk/tea blend exactly right. This makes me very, very happy.

As does the thought of seeing Morrissey on the weekend.

As does the thought of an international visitor.

As does sweet-rockin' headphones.

As do Jaffas. Because they fucking rock nuts.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
08:15 / 08.10.02
I'm kind of happy because I finally had to go back to work after 3 weeks off, which I was dreading. And to my surprise, I actually still enjoy the job!

And I just got back from the vet, who said Biscy doesn't need most of her medicine any more, and didn't charge me for the check-up. So make that a happy dog too.
 
 
Our Lady of The Two Towers
09:44 / 08.10.02
Trying to imagine Rothkoid eating scones and drinking tea...

Nope, can't manage it.

But I think you left the UK just in time to be honest.
 
 
illmatic
10:18 / 08.10.02
Happy-ish when I get to exercise my cerebrum at work
Happier exercising it at home with a big stack of new books and nice music on the stereo
Happier still, hanging out with friends old and new, getting slowly drunk - roll on the weekend!
 
 
The Return Of Rothkoid
10:45 / 08.10.02
Oh yes - why be that, Lada? Was my brusque Antipodeanitude about to be breached?

I'm a scone-maker from way back, me. Ask around! Houseguests will get some. As if you needed another reason to come visit...

Remember: scones are goth as fuck.
 
 
invisible_al
11:20 / 08.10.02
Goth Tea Parties don't joke about them, deadly serious affairs are they .

Well I'm happy because I took the day off work because I was sick yesterday and have successfully avoided full blown mange flu.

Happy becase I'm going to a Bosstones/Snuff gig at the weekend.

Also planing holiday with someone special in December.

Life is sweet
 
 
ephemerat
19:54 / 08.10.02
Happy 'cause I finally have a home internet connection.

Happy because my seratonin levels finally appear to be recovering from a somewhat excessive weekend.

Happy because I've got a nice hot cup of coffee and a hand-rolled cigarette and a stomach full of lovely hot food I just cooked and a glass of single-malt to look forward to.

Also happy because I have a Bosstones gig to attend on Friday at the Forum (same gig, Al?).

Hm. Positive thinking. Unusual... Yet good...
 
 
Goodness Gracious Meme
20:07 / 08.10.02
"Happy because I've got a nice hot cup of coffee and a hand-rolled cigarette and a stomach full of lovely hot food I just cooked and a glass of single-malt to look forward to.
"

Cheating slightly, because at this precise moment I'm drained and head-achey, but am happy looking forward to being in exactly this posih in about an hour or so. 'sactly the same ingredients.
 
 
ephemerat
20:26 / 08.10.02
Well... I felt I was cheating somewhat when I began the post - 'happy' wasn't the foremost emotion I was experiencing, but... relection on the finer things seems to have evoked just the right levels contentment.



Slainte.
 
 
Ariadne
20:30 / 08.10.02
After a hectic day, I filed some good stories tonight. i think I've done okay, workwise, over the past few days. And now I'm drinking good wine and looking forward to going home tomorrow, and yes, things feel just fine.
 
 
The Apple-Picker
20:45 / 08.10.02
Happy because I just survived my first ever day biking to and from school in this city; motor vehicle operators of Columbus beware: this is likely to become a habit. So share the road. And I'm happy despite the worst saddle-soreness known to this hiney.
 
 
Kit-Cat Club
22:17 / 08.10.02
The Chalet Girls Grow Up

Life offers little better than this...
 
 
Cloned Christ on a HoverDonkey
03:12 / 09.10.02
What makes me *really* happy at the moment is seeing my 4 month old son's first real attempts at laughing.

Makes me beam & my heart melt.

  
 
angel
10:36 / 15.10.02
I finally have a happy thing I can share on Barbelith! YAY!

One of my bestest buddies in the whole wide word turned up at my work yesterday completely out of the blue. She's been lying to me for months asking me to help out her "friend Janey" who was coming to the UK and needed some advice and friendship. Sneaky Bitch! She even arranged for me to meet her "friend" for a drink last night after work, where she finally revealed the whole elaborate scheme! I love this woman!

Apparently she's been dying to say things like "I'll see you in a few months, weeks, day" when we have spoken on the phone recently, but managed to maintain the silence without bursting ... just!

Wow! So one of the most wonderful women in the entire world is here in the UK, in London and most importantly was in my house last night! Big Yay! And she's staying for a while! How lucky am I?

I am most definately happy right now, for this and many other reasons. Life is good!
 
 
woodswalker
11:34 / 15.10.02
Being alive and functional in this world is just awesome! I am most happy/content when I am both physically and mentally engaged in an activity such as a carpentry project or other work that yields tangible results. Right now I am sitting near a fire while daybreak reveals the first killing frost of the season. Content.
 
 
Bear
12:18 / 15.10.02
Happy...everything seems to be falling into place without any real effect from me, moving back to room I had when I first moved here and someone is moving into my old flat so I wont have to pay another months rent...

All is good, a little too good
 
 
Mourne Kransky
12:38 / 15.10.02
Can go online from home tonight, for the first time since leaving my hame toun!

I now have phone, answering machine, and printer at new workplace. Computer and key to the door can only be round the corner!

Still wandering about meeting people and introducing myself, so haven't had to do any proper work yet - YAY!
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
15:53 / 15.10.02
Week off work, tons of fun stuff to do, and going to see Motorhead AND Hawkwind on Saturday!

(slightly concerned that my anti-depressants run out on Thursday and I don't know if I can afford to fill the repeat prescription, but hey. Something'll turn up.)
 
 
bitchiekittie
16:07 / 15.10.02
when I first go in to wake my girl in the morning, and shes still all groggy from sleep and demands a good morning hug by flinging her arms wide for me. she always smells so nice and holds me so tight and sometimes kisses my head; its a wonderful way to start a day

when I wake up in the middle of the night and snuggle up against my boy, all warm and comfortable, glad hes here
 
 
Goodness Gracious Meme
16:25 / 15.10.02
In spite of grim womb ache, am replete with lovely blue cheese/sour cream/garlic/mushroom/rocket pasta. Yay!

Cooked it at a friend's place, so no washing up for Plums. Yay!

Going home for a bath and a kip, then back there for wine and chilling out with videos. Yay!

Am feeling grand today, to the point of *whistling and singing in the street.* Double yay!
 
 
bitchiekittie
16:32 / 15.10.02
I discovered meat flavored cheese! not too terribly tasty, but the mystery alone is enough to make me happy.
 
  
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